PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauffman comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kauffman
vs
Mantis

186 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Kauffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Mantis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kauffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kauffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mantis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kauffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kauffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kauffman thows a leg kick but Mantis checks it
and Mantis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kauffman looks to land a combination but Mantis avoids it well.
A head kick by Mantis misses
and Kauffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mantis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mantis. Those never looked like landing.
Mantis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kauffman's sensitive parts.
Mantis blocks a jab.
Mantis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kauffman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kauffman connects with a body shot that sends Mantis's belly button to the back.
Kauffman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mantis counters with a good, hard body kick but Kauffman shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a straight left.
Chad Kauffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kauffman checks the leg kick.
Kauffman throws a lazy right hand but Mantis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Kauffman blocks the low kick.
Kauffman misses with a body shot.
Kauffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kauffman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mantis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kauffman.
A big right from Mantis misses.
Kauffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantis is just out of range.
Kauffman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mantis to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Kauffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kauffman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mantis counters with an inside leg kick.
Mantis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kauffman.
Kauffman wants to clinch.
Kauffman checks a leg kick nicely.
Kauffman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantis momentarily.
Mantis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kauffman catches Mantis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mantis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kauffman. That snapped Mantis's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mantis misses with a head kick.
Kauffman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mantis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mantis.
Kauffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Kauffman throws a right hand that Mantis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantis also avoids with ease.
Mantis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mantis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range.
Mantis throws a leg kick
and Kauffman counters with a left and a right that stings Mantis.
Kauffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mantis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kauffmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mantis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mantis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kauffman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mantis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mantis thuds his right hand into Kauffman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kauffman throws a solid leg kick but Mantis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kauffman.
Nice body punch from Kauffman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mantis misses the shot to the body.
Mantis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Mantis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kauffman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kauffman cracks a nice hook into Mantis's ribs.
Mantis throws a head kick but Kauffman moves out of range.
Mantis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mantis throws a push kick but Kauffman slaps the foot to one side.
Kauffman wants to clinch up but Mantis keeps it at a distance.
Kauffman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mantis is out of range.
Kauffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kauffman wants to clinch up but Mantis keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mantis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mantis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kauffman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mantis on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a combination
and Mantis counters with an inside leg kick.
Kauffman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mantis counters with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Mantis finds it's target.
Kauffman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kauffman throws a right hand that Mantis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantis also avoids with ease.
Mantis lands with a good body shot.
Kauffman misses with a combination
and Mantis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mantis scores with a jab to the head.
Kauffman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mantis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kauffman. That did some damage!
Marvin Mantis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kauffman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis blocks a jab.
A big right from Kauffman misses.
Kauffman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kauffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Kauffman cracks Mantis with a good jab.
Mantis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kauffman counters with an outside leg kick.
Kauffman missing with a left hand there. Mantis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Kauffman as he connects with a hook.
Kauffman misses with a double jab.
Kauffman throws a hook but Mantis avoids it easily.
Mantis loads up on a big right hand but Kauffman slips the punch.
Kauffman throws a hook to the side of Mantis's head but Mantis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis is looking to chop away at Kauffman's legs.
Mantis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kauffman.
Nice straight punches there by Kauffman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kauffman.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mantis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mantis staying out of range there.
Kauffman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mantis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kauffman.
Kauffman feints a jab promting Mantis to slip. Kauffman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mantis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mantis misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman lands a glancing blow to the side of Mantis's head.
A head kick misses from Mantis.
Kauffman misses with a hook.
Mantis moves away from the strike by Kauffman.
Mantis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kauffman.
Kauffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantis.
Mantis misses with a low kick as Kauffman jumps back.
Mantis misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kauffman. That's going to slow Mantis down.

Kauffman closes the distance and pushes Mantis back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mantis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mantis takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Kauffman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kauffman throws a lazy right hand but Mantis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kauffman tests Mantis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kauffman avoids a kick to the body.
Kauffman blocks a jab.
A low kick from Kauffman misses
letting Mantis counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Kauffman misses its intended target.
Kauffman throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mantis counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kauffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantis manages to avoid it.
Mantis misses with a body shot.
Kauffman moves in looking to clinch but Mantis pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Kauffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kauffman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kauffman, right into the meat.
Mantis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kauffman can pounce on him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kauffman.
Kauffman throws a hook but Mantis avoids it easily.
Kauffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mantis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mantis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kauffman.
Kauffman moves out of range as Mantis throws a body kick.
Mantis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kauffman.
Kauffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantis moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kauffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantis moves away.
Mantis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mantis tries to land a leg kick but Kauffman saw it coming and moves away.
Kauffman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mantis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range and Mantis settles back down.
Kauffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mantis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mantis connects with a single shot there.
Mantis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kauffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantis is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman throws an overhand right that lands on Mantis's shoulder, as Mantis tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Kauffman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mantis doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Mantis.
Mantis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kauffman misses with an uppercut. Mantis saw that one coming.
A combination from Kauffman does no damage.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mantis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mantis thows a leg kick but Kauffman checks it
and Kauffman counters with a nice body shot.
Kauffman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kauffman throws a series of punches but Mantis avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Mantis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mantis.
A low kick from Kauffman misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kauffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kauffman.
Kauffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mantis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mantis.
Kauffman checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Mantis misses
and Kauffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mantis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kauffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Kauffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kauffman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Kauffman!